Movies - The most profitable Mexican movies of all time are 'We Are the Nobles' and 'The Crime of Father Amaro.' But Mexican co-productions like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'Babel' are internationally well known.

Legends and stars - Akira Kurosawa, regarded as one of the most legendary directors to ever live, was Japanese, but current stars include Haruma Miura, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi, and Keiko Kitagawa.

1. US and Canada - Perhaps unsurprisingly, the American film industry is the biggest in the world, making $11.4 billion per year. The US and Canada's film industries are counted together, as a singular box office.